Written Answers Wednesday 14 April 2010

Scottish Executive

Agriculture

Tavish Scott (Shetland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive, given that pilots of the electronic identification of sheep are reportedly demonstrating that it will not result in 100% accurate information, what penalty regime will apply to farmers and crofters under the scheme.

Richard Lochhead: The penalty regime which applies to farmers and crofters covering breaches of sheep identification and traceability is unchanged. Payment reductions will not be applied under Cross Compliance where discrepancies are purely as a result of any known technical limitations, including Electronic Identification equipment.

Agriculture

Tavish Scott (Shetland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) regarding the consistency of standstill periods on farm holdings between Scotland and England and Wales.

Richard Lochhead: There have been several informal discussions regarding standstill periods between officials of Defra and the Scottish Government since 2001. Initial discussions were concerned with ensuring that cross border movements could take place without disadvantage to farmers on either side of the border. Later communications have been mainly to ensure understanding of the modifications which have been made to the legislation in England and Scotland.

Agriculture

Liam McArthur (Orkney) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications to the Land Managers Options mechanism were received in 2009 and how many have been (a) approved and (b) rejected, broken down by (i) option and (ii) size of allowance allocated, also expressed as percentages.

Richard Lochhead: The following table shows the number of Land Managers Option (LMO) applications received in 2009 by option. LMO is non-competitive and there is no approval process so applicants are eligible for payment if they apply and comply with the rules. The maximum allowance available to a beneficiary is calculated according to the land in their single application form (SAF). A beneficiary can choose LMO options in addition to any existing Land Management Contract Menu Scheme (LMCMS) and LMO commitments up to the level of that allowance. Hence an allowance is not available at option level. The total number of 2009 LMO applicants was 7,999 whose maximum allowances totalled £24.72 million of which 39.97% was taken up.

  

LMO 2009 Option
Number of Applications
Value of Applications


Axis 1


Skills Development (Training) 
920
£379,621.65


Business Audit 
59
£8,061.80


Nutrient Management Plan 
70
£13,926.04


Modernisation through electronic data management - agriculture 
899
£738,536.52


Management of genetically appropriate tree stocks for seed production 
1
£2,222.00


Modernisation through electronic data management - forestry 
16
£13,026.10


Sustainable Forestry Management - Access Routes 
133
£468,712.44


Membership of Quality Assurance Schemes 
5,880
£532,822.15


Axis 2


Wild Birdseed Mix/Unharvested Crop 
266
£156,828.75


Improving Rush Pastures 
571
£411,615.00


Summer Cattle Grazing 
108
£42,097.41


Management of Moorland Grazing 
32
£34,757.03


Management of Linear Features 
257
£50,777.49


Management of Grass Margins and Beetlebanks in arable fields 
66
£34,570.27


Biodiversity Cropping on In-Bye 
13
£1,404.35


Management of Conservation Headlands 
14
£2,918.14


Retention of Winter Stubbles 
175
£144,331.20


Small Scale Woodland Creation 
135
£204,450.00


Management of Small Woodlands 
57
£19,485.96


Animal Welfare Programme 
106
£142,505.43


Axis 3


Improving Access 
163
£306,695.88


Management of Archaeological and Historic Sites 
24
£22,222.08


Management of Vernacular Rural Buildings 
1,283
£2,416,943.96


Total*
11,248
£6,148,531.64



  Notes:

  *More than number of applicants as multiple options chosen.

  A Total Allowance is available to each applicant for their total LMO and ongoing LMCMS commitments.

Agriculture

Liam McArthur (Orkney) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications to the Land Managers Options mechanism received in 2008 were paid out in 2009, broken down by (a) option and (b) size of allowance allocated, also expressed as percentages.

Richard Lochhead: The following table shows the number of Land Managers Option (LMO) applications received in 2008 and paid in 2009 (the remainder of the payments are still being made, in 2010) by option. LMO is non-competitive and there is no approval process so applicants are eligible for payment if they apply and comply with the rules. The maximum allowance available to a beneficiary is calculated according to the land in their single application form (SAF). A beneficiary can choose LMO options in addition to any existing Land Management Contract Menu Scheme (LMCMS) and LMO commitments up to the level of that allowance. Hence an allowance is not available at option level. The total number of 2008 LMO applicants was 3,941 whose maximum allowances totalled £12.17 million of which 60.7% was taken up.

  

LMO 2008Option
Number of Applications Per Option
Paid in 2009


Axis 1


Skills Development (Training)
1,055
£8,258.38


Business Audit 
109
£272.90


Nutrient Management Plan 
65
£748.60


Modernisation through electronic data management - agriculture 
878
£40,987.44


Management of genetically appropriate tree stocks for seed production 
1
£0.00


Modernisation through electronic data management - forestry 
13
£508.53


Sustainable Forestry Management - Access Routes
39
£3,088.75


Membership of Quality Assurance Schemes 
496
£2,915.32


Axis 2


Wild Birdseed Mix/Unharvested Crop 
181
£47,127.21


Improving Rush Pastures 
374
£196,200.41


Summer Cattle Grazing 
84
£17,048.98


Management of Moorland Grazing 
20
£12,912.96


Management of Linear Features 
168
£23,261.06


Management of Grass Margins and Beetlebanks in arable fields 
38
£17,320.66


Biodiversity Cropping on In-Bye 
7
£712.14


Management of Conservation Headlands 
9
£547.32


Retention of Winter Stubbles 
106
£63,636.14


Small Scale Woodland Creation 
150
£111,186.06


Management of Small Woodlands 
31
£1,415.30


Axis 3


Improving Access 
116
£31,782.92


Management of Archaeological and Historic Sites 
27
£1,816.00


Management of Vernacular Rural Buildings 
1,141
£156,291.08


Total*
5,108
£738,038.16



  Note: *More than number of applicants as multiple options chosen.

Animal Welfare

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how the £0.02 million outturn efficiency for Animal Health and Welfare Publicity in 2008-09 was achieved, as reported in the Efficiency Outturn Report for 2008-09 .

Richard Lochhead: The Animal Health and Welfare publicity budget for 2008-09 was under spent by £0.02 million, as the invoices for the cost of issuing the Code of Practice on the Welfare of Equidae and reprinting the welfare codes on cattle, sheep, pigs and laying hens were late. These invoices, amounting to £20,000, were subsequently met from the 2009-10 budget.

Animal Welfare

Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the status is of the Royal Veterinary College and University of Bristol study to evaluate whether docking of tails reduces the risk of tail injury and to identify other major risk factors for tail injury and when it will be published.

Richard Lochhead: The Royal Veterinary College and the University of Bristol have completed their research and have prepared a report on their findings. The Scottish Government have been informed that this report has been submitted to the Veterinary Record for publication. It is not known when it will be published, as that is a matter for the Veterinary Record.

Animal Welfare

Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive when the report, Entanglement of Minke Whales in Scottish waters: an investigation into occurrence , causes and mitigation, will be published and what engagement will be undertaken with stakeholders following its publication.

Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will implement the recommendations in the report, Entanglement of Minke Whales in Scottish waters: an investigation into occurrence , causes and mitigation, and, if so, what resources will be made available to do this.

Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Government hopes to receive this report in the near future and will publish it as soon as possible thereafter. We will wish to consider the contents of the report in detail before making decisions about any subsequent action.

Audiology

Ross Finnie (West of Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive how many entry level places for the BSc honours in audiology course at Queen Margaret University will be available in the next academic year.

Shona Robison: There will be no intake of BSc Audiology students at Queen Margaret University in the next academic year.

  The last intake of BSc Audiology students entered Queen Margaret University in September of 2009. It was always the case that there would be no further funding for this course from the Scottish Government beyond this date. The last cohort of BSc students will graduate in 2013.

Audiology

Ross Finnie (West of Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive how many entry level places for the graduate diploma in audiology course at Queen Margaret University will be available in the next academic year.

Shona Robison: There will be no further intake of Graduate Diploma in Audiology students at Queen Margaret University (QMU).

  QMU are in the process of validating a pre-registration Post graduate Diploma/MSc in Audiology which is intended to replace the Graduate Diploma. The validation of this course is expected to take place on 19 April and, providing it is successful, QMU will be offering up to 20 places on this course for the next academic year.

Blind and Partially Sighted People

Stuart McMillan (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31948 by Shona Robison on 10 March 2010, whether it will continue to fund the initiatives set up with the pump priming money.

Shona Robison: As the evaluation report being prepared for the Scottish Government on the various pilot projects is still being finalised, no decision has yet been taken on possible future funding arrangements.

Culture

Dr Richard Simpson (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been allocated to The Gathering 2009 Ltd since its inception, including funding from partner bodies in the public sector.

Jim Mather: A range of public sector partners provided grant support to The Gathering 2009 Ltd for delivery of The Gathering event. The financial support provided by the public sector was £100,000 from Scottish Government, £100,000 from EventScotland, £80,000 from Homecoming Scotland, £100,000 from the City of Edinburgh Council, £100,000 from Scottish Enterprise and £10,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. In addition to this, Scottish Government provided The Gathering 2009 Ltd with a loan of £180,000.

  Although the event was a success, The Gathering 2009 Ltd encountered serious financial difficulties and, given the circumstances of the company, the judgement was taken that its debts where irrecoverable. As a result, the Scottish Government, Historic Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service took the decision not to seek to recover £180,000, £72,600 and £11,700 respectively. Lothian and Borders Police also took the decision not to seek to recover the amounts owed to them.

Dentistry

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the level is of (a) capitation and (b) continuing care payments for dental patients.

Shona Robison: The information requested is provided in the following tables.

  Capitation Payments as at 1 September 2009

  

Patients Age
Dentist’s Fee Per Month1,2,3


0-2 years
£1.65


3-5 years
£2.18


6-12 years
£3.85


13-17 years
£4.96



  Continuing Care Payments as at 1 September 2009

  

Patient’s Age
Dentist’s Fee Per Month1,2


18-64 years
£0.96


65 or over
£1.22



  Notes:

  1. The appropriate fee is doubled where the patient has a severe mental or physical disability or severe learning difficulties and where, to provide treatment, it is necessary for the dentist to spend at least double the normal amount of time for a patient of the same age.

  2. Where the patient’s postcode of residence is in a Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation area 5 the dentist receives an addition to the capitation or continuing care fee of £0.21 per month.

  3. Where the patient is aged 0-2 years the dentist receives an enhancement of the capitation fee according to the Deprivation Category (DEPCAT) of the practice postcode. The level of the enhancement depends on whether the practice is in a DEPCAT 1 + 2, DEPCAT 3 + 4 or DEPCAT 5 – 7 area. Where the patient is aged 3-5 years the dentist receives an enhancement of the capitation fee if the practice postcode is in a DEPCAT 6 + 7 area.

  With the introduction of non-time limited registration with effect from 1 April 2010 the capitation and continuing care fees payable will reduce to 20% of the appropriate fee for any patient who has not attended the dentist for three years or more. Payments will return to the full amount when the patient subsequently attends the dentist.

Dentistry

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it anticipates any savings in the level of capitation and continuing care payments for dental patients as a result of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 and, if so, how much.

Shona Robison: No savings are anticipated.

Diabetes

Ken Macintosh (Eastwood) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to fund continuous blood glucose monitoring for patients with diabetes.

Shona Robison: We expect NHS boards to make provision for interventions such as continuous blood glucose monitoring in line with the latest clinical guidance.

  This is set out in the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) Guideline 116 on the management of diabetes, published in March 2010. It recommends that these monitoring systems should generally be considered for use by patients who experience particular difficulties in maintaining normal glucose levels or who have been transferred to intensive insulin therapy (insulin pumps), as well as by women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes during pregnancy.

Diabetes

Ken Macintosh (Eastwood) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what funding is available for patients with diabetes in Scotland to support continuous blood glucose monitoring compared with similar funding in England.

Shona Robison: The information requested is not available centrally.

  I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32500 on 14 April 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx

Diabetes

Ken Macintosh (Eastwood) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider making continuous blood glucose monitoring for patients with diabetes more widely available.

Shona Robison: As indicated in the answer to question S3W-32500 on 14 April 2010, we expect NHS boards to plan their service provision in line with the latest clinical guidelines.

  We want all people in Scotland living with diabetes to be able to access and benefit from the best possible care. We therefore recognise the importance of ensuring that NHSScotland is both aware of, and able to take advantage of, the latest clinical research and technology.

  All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Jamie Hepburn (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-32004 by Alex Neil MSP on 8 March 2010, whether the Scottish Ministers have powers of intervention to establish whether a local authority is in breach of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and to act accordingly.

Alex Neil: The subject matter of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) is reserved to Westminster, as regards the prohibition of discrimination and the regulation of equal opportunities. Enforcement of the DDA is a matter for the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the courts and tribunals. Scottish ministers do not have powers of intervention to establish whether a local authority is in breach of the Disability Discrimination Act.

Education

Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will monitor the pilot in Glasgow schools to educate pupils regarding the importance of sleep.

Michael Russell: The pilots currently being run by Glasgow City Council and Sleep Scotland will be evaluated and any lessons learned can be shared through GLOW, Scotland’s national intranet for education.

Education

Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what it has been doing to educate pupils regarding the importance of sleep in relation to their education.

Michael Russell: It is for individual schools to determine how they address any aspect of health and wellbeing which is impacting on their children and young people.

  Curriculum for Excellence is clear that the purpose of all learning in health and wellbeing is to help children and young people to make informed decisions and to establish patterns of positive behaviour which will be sustained into adult life. In order to achieve this effectively, teachers explore issues such as social norms, peer pressure and the many other social influences which can affect the attitudes, values and behaviours of children and young people. Schools design learning experiences to meet the needs of their children and young people.

Education

Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what emphasis the Curriculum for Excellence will place on the teaching of non-European languages.

Michael Russell: Modern languages are central to our aspirations for Curriculum for Excellence and our ambitions that all young people become responsible, global citizens equipped with the skills needed in the 21st century global marketplace. Modern languages are also key to achieving the Scottish Government’s overall purpose of creating a more successful Scotland with opportunities for all to flourish through increasing sustainable growth.

  It is up to individual local authorities to tailor the shape of modern languages provision in their schools, taking into account local circumstances and demands in order to meet the needs of all their learners but we expect Curriculum for Excellence will encourage the teaching and learning of both European and non-European languages. In particular, we are seeing a significant increase in the number of young people across Scotland learning Mandarin, an increasingly important language for business purposes. This is being supported through a network of 10 Confucius Classroom Hubs serving 15 local authorities, the latest of which were launched in Fife and East Renfrewshire on 17 and 30 March respectively.

Education

Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many people speak two or more languages fluently, broken down by local authority area.

Michael Russell: The Scottish Government does not hold this information.

Education

Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what role the ideas of E D Hirsch on the importance of background and general knowledge played in the development of the Curriculum for Excellence.

Michael Russell: The development of Curriculum for Excellence involved consideration of a wide range of educational research and theories. While the work of Hirsch did not have a explicit role, his theories on the importance of developing key knowledge and skills are consistent with the principles of Curriculum for Excellence.

  Curriculum for Excellence aims to raise standards for every child by offering breadth, depth and progression in the development of both knowledge and skills. The curriculum guidance sets out expectations for learning, describing the stages in acquiring knowledge and skills, and in the establishment of understanding. Within this framework, subjects are an essential feature, providing an important structure for knowledge, particularly as learners progress.

Environment

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether organic farmed salmon is included in the protected geographical indication for Scottish farmed salmon.

Richard Lochhead: Yes, Scottish farmed salmon produced to organic standards is included in the Scottish Farmed Salmon PGI.

Environment

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the status is of the single document that accompanies the specification that sets out the standards required to achieve protected geographical indication status.

Richard Lochhead: The single document is intended for information purposes and is to contain the main points of the specification.

Environment

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are being taken by Scottish Natural Heritage to improve the availability and accuracy of the data used to monitor progress against Scottish biodiversity indicators, as recommended in Audit Scotland’s report, Protecting and improving Scotland’s environment.

Roseanna Cunningham: During the past year, Scottish Natural Heritage has revised the SNH website which now provides improved access to a broader range of indicators, including the 22 Scottish Biodiversity Indicators. The indicators are updated annually where survey data allows, the most recent update was March 2010. These indicators can be found at www.snh.gov.uk/publications-data-and-research/trends/scotlands-indicators .

  Scottish Natural Heritage has provided Audit Scotland with a report on improvements to the biodiversity indicators. Scotland’s biodiversity indicators have undergone continuous improvement since 2007 in relation to the quantity and quality of the data; the rigour of statistical analysis, and the speed of releasing data.

Environment

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to provide improved guidance to public bodies on delivering biodiversity at a local level, as recommended in Audit Scotland’s report, Protecting and improving Scotland’s environment .

Roseanna Cunningham: We are planning to develop new guidance for public bodies on their biodiversity duty following the meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan in October 2010. That meeting will consider future directions for biodiversity strategy in an international context, which will be relevant to setting targets and objectives for biodiversity protection at a national and local level. The biodiversity duty contained in the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 makes direct reference to the Convention on Biological Diversity. We intend to hold discussion with local biodiversity stakeholders during the autumn to consider the requirement for and the scope of any additional guidance.

Fisheries

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31791 by Richard Lochhead on 3 March 2010, what advice it has received from the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation regarding whether the original specification of the protected geographical indication for Scottish farmed salmon requires amendment.

Richard Lochhead: I understand that the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation has decided that at this time they no longer wish to pursue an amendment to the Scottish Farmed Salmon PGI specification.

Fisheries

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the single document accompanying the specification for the protected geographical indication for Scottish farmed salmon requires amendment and, if so, what consultation is required when this document is amended.

Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation has requested that the single document be amended to more accurately reflect the current specification of the Scottish Farmed Salmon PGI.

Health

Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many alcoholic liver disease-related discharges there were in each of the last 10 years, broken down by NHS board.

Shona Robison: The information requested is shown in the following table:

  Table 1: General Acute Inpatient and Day Case Discharges1,2 with a Diagnosis of Alcoholic Liver Disease3,4, in any Position5; 1999-2000 to 2008-09P

  

 
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04


Scotland
4,154
4,486
5,113
5,271
5,695


Ayrshire and Arran
206
249
326
364
427


Borders
55
47
72
50
43


Dumfries and Galloway
73
76
85
103
122


Fife
207
241
249
237
244


Forth Valley
156
203
229
219
222


Grampian
280
301
328
314
402


Greater Glasgow and Clyde
1,445
1,628
1,741
1,877
2,047


Highland
156
123
177
221
234


Lanarkshire
415
431
513
561
614


Lothian
845
880
1,042
946
862


Orkney
*
*
*
*
*


Shetland
*
*
*
*
*


Tayside
294
276
316
337
426


Western Isles
12
16
21
29
23



  

 
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09P


Scotland
6,222
6,516
6,766
6,959
6,855


Ayrshire and Arran
455
400
403
480
504


Borders
60
59
76
83
85


Dumfries and Galloway
144
129
146
127
152


Fife
382
414
452
412
337


Forth Valley
229
229
231
191
190


Grampian
444
509
522
515
486


Greater Glasgow and Clyde
2,151
2,329
2,313
2,430
2,356


Highland
230
278
297
291
353


Lanarkshire
696
730
758
740
680


Lothian
936
983
1,064
1,227
1,111


Orkney
32
*
*
*
21


Shetland
*
*
*
*
*


Tayside
441
413
450
415
565


Western Isles
*
17
28
18
*



  PProvisional.

  Source: Information Services Division Scotland.

  Notes:

  1. Excludes mental illness hospitals, psychiatric units and maternity hospitals.

  2. Discharge information is based on the patient’s first episode within a continuous spell of treatment (CIS). A continuous inpatient stay is an unbroken period of time that a patient spends as an inpatient. A patient may change consultant, significant facility, speciality and/or hospital during a continuous spell of treatment.

  3. Diseases are recorded using the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD10): K70.

  4. Caution is necessary when interpreting these figures. The recording of alcoholic liver disease may vary from hospital to hospital. Where alcoholic liver disease is suspected but unconfirmed it may not be recorded by the hospital.

  5. Includes all patients treated in Scotland regardless of whether they are resident in Scotland.

  *Indicates values that have not been disclosed due to the potential risk of disclosure.

Health

Rhona Brankin (Midlothian) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that NHS Lothian and NHS Fife comply with the national criteria that the upper age limit for Level III Assisted Conception Treatment should be 39 years inclusive.

Shona Robison: Infertility Network Scotland is working with NHS boards to ensure fairer access to treatment and to offer patients direct influence on the future direction of infertility services in Scotland. At my request, the charity has concentrated their initial work on NHS boards not compliant with national guidance and has met with both NHS Fife and NHS Lothian.

Healthcare Associated Infection

Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures NHS boards have in place to ensure the containment of norovirus.

Nicola Sturgeon: To ensure best practice in the prevention and treatment of norovirus outbreaks in health boards, Health Protection Scotland published, on 1 December 2009, revised guidance on norovirus outbreak, control measures and practical considerations for optimal patient safety and service continuation in hospitals. The document is available on their website at:

  http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/haiic/ic/publicationsdetail.aspx?id=43440.

Housing

Mary Mulligan (Linlithgow) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been allocated for council house building under the Affordable Housing Investment Programme for 2010-11.

Alex Neil: £50 million has been allocated to date for Council House Building.

  It is estimated that £13.6 million of this allocation will be drawn down in 2010-11.

  Details of planned funding for the 2010-11 Affordable Housing Investment Programme can be found here http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Housing/investment/ahip/ahip2010-2011.

Justice

Robert Brown (Glasgow) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to improve the quality of analysis of offending and the risk of reoffending in social enquiry reports identified in the Social Work Inspection Agency report, Improving Social Work in Scotland .

Kenny MacAskill: We are currently working with expert stakeholders, including the Association of Directors of Social Work, the Social Work Inspection Agency and the Risk Management Authority to revise the guidance on criminal justice social work reports for the court. One of the key aims is to improve the quality of analysis of offending and we are testing out in pilot areas a "national template" for providing these reports. New guidance will be published later this year, as part of the wider review of the National Outcomes and Standards for Criminal Justice Social Work and supported by training for social work staff.

Livestock

Tavish Scott (Shetland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive, following the vote of the European Parliament Agriculture Committee to call for an amnesty of three years on cross-compliance penalties relating to electronic identification of sheep and goats, whether the Scottish Government will make representations to the European Commission seeking its agreement to such an amnesty for Scottish farmers and crofters.

Richard Lochhead: Scottish Government is taking every opportunity to press the European Commission for a proportionate approach to cross compliance reductions including those associated with electronic identification of sheep and goats. Last month I met the chief of staff to the new Agriculture Commissioner, Dacion Ciolos and restated our view that the current cross compliance penalty regime is disproportionate. I will reiterate this when Commissioner Ciolos comes to Scotland to visit the Highland Show this summer.

Ministerial Cars

Hugh Henry (Paisley South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what makes and models of car were available for use by Government Car Service drivers on 16 May 2007.

John Swinney: The following vehicles were used within the Government Car Service in Scotland in May 2007:

  

 Make
 Model


 Renault
 Grand Espace MPV


 Toyota
 Prius Hatchback


 Volvo
 S80 2.4 Saloon


 Volvo
 S80 2.4d Saloon

Ministerial Cars

Hugh Henry (Paisley South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what makes and models of car were available for use by Government Car Service drivers on 11 March 2010.

John Swinney: The following vehicles were used within the Government Car Service in Scotland in March 2010:

  

 Make
 Model


 BMW
 520d Saloon


 Honda
 Civic IMA Hybrid Saloon


 Lexus
 GS450h Hybrid Saloon


 Peugeot
 407 SW Estate


 Volvo
 S80 2.4 Saloon


 Volvo
 S80 2.4d Saloon


 Volvo
 S80 D5 Saloon



  The Volvo S80s are being replaced by BMW 520ds as these provide a 31% reduction in CO2 emissions and are more cost effective as they offer lower running costs and better rates of depreciation.

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the First Minister in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Culture and External Affairs in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Parliamentary Business in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Deputy First Minister in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Public Health and Sport in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Housing and Communities in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Children and Early Years in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Cabinet Secretary for Justice in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Community Safety in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Ministerial Travel

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Environment in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.

John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).

Museums and Galleries

Bill Butler (Glasgow Anniesland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what financial contribution it has made toward the cost of purchasing works of art for the National Galleries of Scotland since 1999, broken down by (a) work of art, (b) amount contributed and (c) date of purchase.

Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government has provided the National Galleries of Scotland with a purchase grant of £1.26 million per annum since the 1990s. Major acquisitions are reflected in the National Galleries’ Annual Report and Accounts which are laid before the Scottish Parliament. A full list of all acquisitions is available directly from the National Galleries. The Scottish Government has also made one-off contributions towards specific purchases for the nation.

NHS Finance

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its news release of 22 March 2010, Building better health services , whether it will list all building projects and their cost that will be funded through the 2010-11 NHS capital allocation of £557 million, broken down by NHS board.

Nicola Sturgeon: Local Delivery Plans are currently being prepared and approved by NHS boards and SGHD. Details will be made available on conclusion of this process which is expected to occur by the end of June.

NHS Finance

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its news release of 22 March 2010, Building better health services , whether funding for the new Alexandria Medical Centre is included in the 2010-11 NHS capital allocation of £557 million.

Nicola Sturgeon: NHS boards are given a formula capital allocation and it is for them to identify their capital spending requirements and prioritise these in line with available resources. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have been notified of a formula capital allocation of £83.887 million for 2010-11. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has not yet completed formal approval processes for the capital plan for 2010-11 and beyond. The plan is due to be discussed at the NHS board’s performance review group on 15 may 2010 and will be available thereafter.

NHS Waiting Times

John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS operations have been cancelled in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Nicola Sturgeon: The specific information requested is not available centrally.

  Information, although limited, is available on the number of hospital stays where operation or procedure were not carried out following admission to hospital. Operations may be cancelled due a number of reasons such as a particularly high level of emergency admissions, staff sickness, patient is unfit for treatment on admission or the patient has failed to follow pre-admission advice such as fasting before admission. The number of such operations or procedures by each NHS Boards for 1999-2000 to 2008-09 is provided in the following tables.

  NHSScotland: Number of Hospital Stays Where a Cancelled Operation or Procedure is Recorded for the Years Ending 31 March 2000 to 31 March 20041,2

  

 NHS Board of Treatment
 1999-2000
 2001-01
 2001-02
 2002-03
 2003-04


 Ayrshire and Arran
 1,145
 1,345
 1,240
 1,149
 1,275


 Borders
 121
 97
 83
 79
 95


 Dumfries and Galloway
 530
 560
 556
 470
 471


 Fife
 800
 863
 695
 710
 685


 Forth Valley
 593
 647
 727
 597
 550


 Grampian
 1,929
 1,811
 1,567
 1,357
 1,439


 Greater Glasgow and Clyde
 4,799
 5,021
 4,958
 4,790
 5,034


 Highland
 531
 546
 596
 597
 624


 Lanarkshire
 1,443
 1,584
 1,504
 1,345
 1,590


 Lothian
 1,966
 1,836
 1,438
 1,306
 1,275


 Orkney
 11
 11
 14
 16
 20


 Shetland
 72
 81
 81
 66
 76


 Tayside
 1,066
 1,103
 776
 622
 618


 Western Isles
 58
 53
 44
 50
 44


 Golden Jubilee National Hospital
 x
 x
 x
 27
 99



  NHSScotland: Number of Hospital Stays Where a Cancelled Operation or Procedure is Recorded for the Years Ending 31 March 2005 to 31 March 20091,2

  

 NHS Board of Treatment
 2004-05
 2005-06
 2006-07
 2007-08
 2008-09


 Ayrshire and Arran
 1,244
 1,263
 1,270
 1,269
 1,368


 Borders
 153
 166
 187
 154
 156


 Dumfries and Galloway
 460
 624
 527
 576
 637


 Fife
 686
 773
 897
 990
 942


 Forth Valley
 433
 385
 354
 303
 284


 Grampian
 1,456
 1,466
 1,497
 1,441
 1,667


 Greater Glasgow and Clyde
 4,995
 4,768
 5,301
 4,491
 4,697


 Highland
 690
 741
 854
 854
 842


 Lanarkshire
 1,616
 1,641
 1,709
 1713
 2,159


 Lothian
 1,283
 1,452
 1,438
 1,579
 1,674


 Orkney
 21
 32
 50
 62
 61


 Shetland
 63
 59
 73
 62
 69


 Tayside
 663
 718
 739
 629
 610


 Western Isles
 53
 34
 29
 29
 60


 Golden Jubilee National Hospital
 109
 227
 270
 290
 687



  Source: ISD Scotland – information derived from non-obstetric and non-psychiatric hospitals

  1. Up to six diagnoses (one principal and five secondary) are recorded on SMR01 returns. All six diagnoses positions have been used to identify cancelled operations. The following International Statistical Classifications of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD -10) code has been used to identify cancelled operations/procedures – Z53;person encountering health services for specific procedure not carried out.

  2. Cases were an operation or procedure was cancelled prior to the patient being admitted to hospital are excluded.

  x Not applicable.

NHS Waiting Times

John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have had NHS operations cancelled on more than one occasion in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Nicola Sturgeon: The specific information requested is not available centrally.

  Information, although limited is available on the number of hospital stays where operations or procedures were not carried out following admission to hospital. Operations may be cancelled due to a number of reasons such as a particularly high level of emergency admissions, staff sickness, patient is unfit for treatment on admission or the patient has failed to follow pre-admission advice such as fasting before admission. The following table shows the number of patients who had more than one hospital stay where an operation or procedure was not carried out following admission to a hospital for each NHS boards for 1999-2000 to 2008-09.

  NHSScotland: Number of Patients with Two or More Hospital Stays where a Cancelled Operation or Procedure is Recorded for the Years Ending 31 March 2000 to 31 March 20041,2

  

 NHS Board of Treatment
 1999-2000
 2001-01
 2001-02
 2002-03
 2003-04


 Ayrshire and Arran
 45
 68
 66
 68
 77


 Borders
 5
 1
 1
 2
 2


 Dumfries and Galloway
 23
 36
 23
 20
 17


 Fife
 22
 29
 19
 24
 28


 Forth Valley
 17
 29
 19
 22
 19


 Grampian
 91
 89
 64
 47
 56


 Greater Glasgow and Clyde
 226
 258
 270
 255
 386


 Highland
 16
 11
 23
 24
 16


 Lanarkshire
 52
 67
 64
 61
 71


 Lothian
 66
 62
 45
 43
 40


 Orkney
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0


 Shetland
 1
 3
 4
 1
 1


 Tayside
 35
 30
 23
 24
 20


 Western Isles
 3
 2
 1
 1
 0


 Golden Jubilee National Hospital
 x
 x
 x
 0
 1



  NHSScotland: Number of Patients With Two or More Hospital Stays Where a Cancelled Operation or Procedure is Recorded for the Years Ending 31 March 2005 to 31 March 20091,2

  

 NHS Board of Treatment
 2004-05
 2005-06
 2006-07
 2007-08
 2008-09


 Ayrshire and Arran
 64
 50
 52
 64
 61


 Borders
 7
 5
 6
 2
 3


 Dumfries and Galloway
 26
 30
 23
 22
 30


 Fife
 23
 28
 39
 41
 49


 Forth Valley
 13
 14
 10
 8
 3


 Grampian
 68
 58
 68
 55
 69


 Greater Glasgow and Clyde
 378
 345
 453
 225
 233


 Highland
 15
 18
 27
 29
 32


 Lanarkshire
 70
 84
 74
 77
 104


 Lothian
 33
 46
 31
 51
 49


 Orkney
 0
 0
 1
 0
 2


 Shetland
 2
 2
 4
 2
 5


 Tayside
 16
 16
 24
 19
 18


 Western Isles
 1
 0
 1
 0
 4


 Golden Jubilee National Hospital
 0
 2
 3
 4
 24



  Source: ISD Scotland – information derived from non-obstetric and non-psychiatric hospitals.

  Notes:

  1. Up to six diagnoses (one principal and five secondary) are recorded on SMR01 returns. All six diagnoses positions have been used to identify cancelled operations. The following International Statistical Classifications of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD -10) code has been used to identify cancelled operations/procedures – Z53; person encountering health services for specific procedure not carried out.

  2. Cases were an operation or procedure was cancelled prior to the patient being admitted to hospital are excluded.

  x Not applicable.

Residential Care

Cathy Jamieson (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many care homes have achieved the enhanced quality standard resulting in additional payments being made since 1 April 2009, broken down by local authority area.

Shona Robison: The National Care Home Contract for publicly funded care home residents aged 65 and over in independent care homes is agreed on an annual basis between COSLA and representatives of the independent care home sector. The Enhanced Quality Award (EQA) was introduced as part of the negotiations on fee levels for 2010-11 and takes effect from 1 April 2010. To incentivise improved quality in care homes for older people, an EQA will be paid to the best performing care homes on the following basis:

  Care Homes with Nursing - an additional £2.00 per resident per week will be paid if a Care Commission Quality Assessment Framework (QAF) grade 5 or 6 is achieved in the inspection theme of "Quality of Care and Support" and a minimum of grade 3 is achieved in the other 3 inspection themes. A further £1.00 per resident per week will be paid to homes that achieve a QAF grade of 5 or 6 in "Quality of Care and Support" and a minimum of grade 5 in any one other category.

  Residential Care Homes - an additional £1.50 per resident per week will be paid if a QAF grade of 5 or 6 is achieved in "Quality of Care and Support" and a minimum of grade 3 in the other categories. A further £1.00 per resident per week will be paid to homes that achieve a QAF grade 5 or 6 in "Quality of Care and Support" and a minimum of grade 5 in any one other category.

  No EQAs have been paid to date. COSLA has confirmed that local authorities are currently calculating the payments due using information from the Care Commission. The following criteria are to be applied:

  homes that meet the criteria going into 2010-11 will get the EQA from start;

  previous QAF Grading applies to each theme until changed through inspection or complaint processes;

  performance will be judged across two, six month, periods within the financial year - April to September, and October to March inclusive

  changes (both increases and decreases) will be backdated to the beginning of the six month period.

Residential Care

Cathy Jamieson (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been paid to care homes in enhanced payments based on achievement of enhanced quality standards since 1 April 2009, broken down by local authority area.

Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32729 on 14 April 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx .

Schools

Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what schools have been subject to three or more follow-up visits by HM Inspectorate of Education since 2000.

Michael Russell: The following schools have been subject to three or more follow-through visits since August 2000.

  Cademuir International School

  Loirston Primary School

  Craigston Primary School

  St Roch’s Primary School

  St Teresa’s Primary School

  Miller Academy Primary School

  Torridon Primary School

  Kilmuir Primary School

  Upper Achintore Primary

  Newtongrange Primary School

  Langlee Primary School

  Kincorth Academy

  Banff Academy

  Fraserburgh Academy

  Brechin High School

  Braeview Academy

  Castlebrae Community High School

  Viewforth High School.

Scottish Government Staff

Tavish Scott (Shetland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the impact of strike action on services in Scotland, whether it has made representations to HM Government regarding its dispute with the Public and Commercial Services Union regarding plans to make changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.

John Swinney: Changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme are a reserved matter. The Prime Minister announced plans to reduce the costs of running the Civil Service, and this required changes to be made to the Civil Service Compensation arrangements that operated up until 31 March 2010. Within the Core Scottish Government there was minimal disruption to service and business delivery.

Substance Misuse

Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many returns have been received by NHS National Services Scotland in respect of the prescription of methadone in each year since 2004.

Shona Robison: The information requested can be found in the report Drugs Misuse Statistics Scotland 2009 , which was published by National Services Scotland Information and Statistics Division on 30 March 2010.

  The report is available at www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org.

Substance Misuse

Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many community rehabilitation treatment places there have been in each (a) local authority area and (b) NHS board in each year since 2004.

Shona Robison: Information from the National Directory of Drug Services, maintained by the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) and funded by the Scottish Government, shows that there are currently 219 providers offering non-residential community-based services. The directory does not record the individual capacity of each service given the broad offer of these services.

  A breakdown by local authority and NHS board is included in the following table.

  Data for years 2004 to 2008 is not centrally held.

  Information from Scottish Drug Services Directory

  Community Based Treatment Services by Health Board

  

 Health Board Area
 Number of Services


 Ayrshire and Arran
 11


 Borders
 6


 Dumfries and Galloway
 15


 Fife
 15


 Forth Valley
 10


 Grampian
 15


 Greater Glasgow and Clyde
 56


 Highland and Argyll
 17


 Lanarkshire
 17


 Lothian
 32


 Orkney 
 2


 Shetland
 1


 Tayside
 16


 Western Isles
 6



  Information from Scottish Drug Services Directory

  Community Based Treatment Services by Local Authority Area

  

 Local Authority Area
 Number of Services


 Aberdeen City
 6


 Aberdeenshire
 6


 Angus
 2


 Argyll and Bute
 12


 Clackmannanshire
 2


 Dumfries and Galloway
 15


 Dundee City
 9


 East Ayrshire
 5


 East Dunbartonshire
 3


 East Lothian
 1


 East Renfrewshire
 2


 Edinburgh City
 23


 Eilean Siar (Western Isles)
 6


 Falkirk
 4


 Fife
 15


 Glasgow City
 31


 Highland
 5


 Inverclyde
 7


 Midlothian
 3


 Moray
 3


 North Ayrshire
 4


 North Lanarkshire
 8


 Orkney
 2


 Perth and Kinross
 5


 Renfrewshire
 5


 Scottish Borders
 6


 Shetland
 1


 South Ayrshire
 2


 South Lanarkshire
 9


 Stirling
 4


 West Dunbartonshire
 8


 West Lothian
 5

Substance Misuse

Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board has made available for community rehabilitation treatment in each year since 2004.

Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board has made available for residential rehabilitation treatment in each year since 2004.

Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board has made available for detoxification and relapse prevention programme treatment in each year since 2004.

Shona Robison: Information on local authority and NHS board funding for specific forms of treatment is not held centrally.

  Health board allocations for drug treatment and rehabilitation and for alcohol misuse, and local authorities’ net revenue expenditure on adults with addictions/substance misuse, are given in the following tables.

  Table 1: Health Board Allocations for Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation

  

 NHS Board 
 2005-06
 2006-07
 2007-08
 2008-09
 2009-10


 (£000)
 (£000)
 (£000)
 (£000)
 (£000)


 Argyll and Clyde*
 2,226
 2,226
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 Ayrshire and Arran
 1,155
 1,155
 1,155
 1,198
 1,360


 Borders
 189
 189
 189
 196
 222


 Dumfries and Galloway
 482
 482
 482
 500
 568


 Fife
 1,378
 1,378
 1,378
 1,430
 1,623


 Forth Valley
 828
 828
 828
 859
 975


 Grampian
 2,202
 2,202
 2,202
 2,285
 2,593


 Greater Glasgow and Clyde
 6,392
 6,392
 8,114
 8,422
 9,559


 Highland
 489
 489
 993
 1,031
 1,170


 Lanarkshire
 1,591
 1,591
 1,591
 1,651
 1,874


 Lothian
 4,645
 4,645
 4,645
 4,821
 5,472


 Orkney
 54
 54
 54
 56
 64


 Shetland
 72
 72
 72
 75
 85


 Tayside
 1,965
 1,965
 1,965
 2,039
 2,314


 Western Isles
 101
 101
 101
 105
 119


 Scotland
 23,769
 23,769
 23,769
 24,668
 27,998



  Note: *Argyll and Clyde Health Board was split between Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Highland Health Boards in 2007.

  Table 2: Health Board allocations for Alcohol Misuse

  

 NHS Board
 2005-06
 2006-07
 2007-08
 2008-09
 2009-10


 (£000)
 (£000)
 (£000)
 (£000)
 (£000)


 Argyll and Clyde*
 915
 915
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A


 Ayrshire and Arran
 706
 706
 722
 1,775
 2,491


 Borders
 280
 280
 286
 701
 984


 Dumfries and Galloway
 359
 359
 367
 898
 1,225


 Fife
 659
 659
 674
 1,637
 2,472


 Forth Valley
 488
 488
 499
 1,275
 1,902


 Grampian
 699
 699
 715
 2,014
 2,805


 Greater Glasgow and Clyde
 2,190
 2,190
 2,965
 6,325
 9,059


 Highland
 466
 466
 689
 1,496
 2,268


 Lanarkshire
 814
 814
 833
 2,456
 3,435


 Lothian
 1,107
 1,107
 1,132
 3,401
 5,311


 Orkney
 221
 221
 226
 333
 417


 Shetland
 221
 221
 226
 345
 434


 Tayside
 556
 556
 569
 1,817
 2,700


 Western Isles
 221
 221
 226
 391
 498


 Scotland
 9,902
 9,902
 10,130
 24,865
 36,000



  Note: *Argyll and Clyde Health Board was split between Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Highland Health Boards in 2007.

  Table 3: Local Authorities’ Net Revenue Expenditure on Adults with Addictions/Substance Misuse

  

 Local Authority
 2003-04
 2004-05
 2005-06
 2006-07
 2007-08
 2008-09


 (£ 000)
 (£ 000)
 (£ 000)
 (£ 000)
 (£ 000)
 (£ 000)


 Aberdeen City
 2,364
 2,518
 2,647
 2,736
 2,517
 2,223


 Aberdeenshire
 769
 1,178
 1,200
 1,197
 1,441
 1,970


 Angus
 219
 235
 248
 250
 313
 333


 Argyll and Bute
 176
 195
 170
 84
 241
 252


 Clackmannanshire
 67
 67
 54
 145
 153
 233


 Dumfries and Galloway
 406
 440
 466
 431
 459
 443


 Dundee City
 275
 252
 285
 280
 276
 379


 East Ayrshire
 231
 169
 139
 163
 163
 98


 East Dunbartonshire
 352
 239
 139
 244
 270
 418


 East Lothian
 198
 207
 285
 289
 7
 388


 East Renfrewshire
 487
 285
 135
 249
 110
 83


 Edinburgh, City of
 1,674
 1,698
 1,777
 1,986
 1,710
 2,175


 Eilean Siar
 101
 106
 114
 53
 92
 72


 Falkirk
 276
 453
 334
 231
 129
 308


 Fife
 559
 848
 1,087
 844
 816
 693


 Glasgow City
 7,521
 7,624
 8,570
 7,937
 9,250
 14,500


 Highland
 777
 778
 766
 737
 1,007
 775


 Inverclyde
 706
 629
 663
 592
 638
 945


 Midlothian
 100
 369
 344
 351
 14
 159


 Moray
 133
 156
 147
 206
 206
 438


 North Ayrshire
 703
 841
 1,236
 1,177
 1,028
 1,276


 North Lanarkshire
 1,044
 877
 1,068
 1,368
 2,239
 1,601


 Orkney Islands
 91
 37
 30
 10
 13
 10


 Perth and Kinross
 454
 414
 466
 377
 450
 644


 Renfrewshire
 900
 765
 753
 674
 1,289
 1,984


 Scottish Borders
 205
 163
 194
 194
 184
 191


 Shetland Islands
 48
 65
 106
 181
 303
 299


 South Ayrshire
 199
 221
 238
 367
 270
 324


 South Lanarkshire
 832
 640
 700
 660
 735
 788


 Stirling
 244
 333
 345
 512
 416
 298


 West Dunbartonshire
 319
 729
 725
 839
 830
 1,392


 West Lothian
 311
 381
 429
 416
 306
 532


 Scotland
 22,741
 23,912
 25,860
 25,780
 27,875
 36,224



  Source: Local Financial Returns (LFR 3 - Social Work) 2003-04 to 2008-09.

  Note: 1. All figures are Net Revenue Expenditure Note: The increase in 2008-09 for Glasgow City is due to the "rolling-up" of the former Hostels grant into general revenue funding which has the effect of increasing the net expenditure.

Substance Misuse

Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many residential rehabilitation treatment places there have been in each (a) local authority area and (b) NHS board in each year since 2004.

Shona Robison: Information from the National Directory of Drug Services, maintained by the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) and funded by the Scottish Government, shows that there are currently 447 beds provided by 27 residential services in Scotland. The number of beds does not equate to the number of places available which depends on occupancy rates and length of programme.

  A breakdown by local authority and NHS board is included in the following tables.

  Data for the years 2004 to 2008 is not centrally held.

  Information from Scottish Drug Services Directory

  Residential Services by Health Board

  

 Health Board Area
 Number of Services
 Number of Beds


 Ayrshire and Arran
 1
 14 


 Borders
 1
 122 


 Dumfries and Galloway
 2
 11


 Fife
 0
 0


 Forth Valley
 0
 0


 Grampian
 2
 39


 Greater Glasgow and Clyde
 14
 178


 Highland and Argyll
 4
 44


 Lanarkshire
 0
 0


 Lothian
 2
 33


 Orkney 
 0
 0


 Shetland
 0
 0


 Tayside
 0
 0


 Western Isles
 1
 6



  Information from Scottish Drug Services Directory

  Residential Treatment Services by Local Authority Area

  

 Local Authority Area
 Number of Services
 Number of Beds


 Aberdeen City
 0
 0


 Aberdeenshire
 2
 39


 Angus
 0
 0


 Argyll and Bute
 3
 38


 Clackmannanshire
 0
 0


 Dumfries and Galloway
 2
 11


 Dundee City
 0
 0


 East Ayrshire
 0
 0


 East Dunbartonshire
 0
 0


 East Lothian
 0
 0


 East Renfrewshire
 0
 0


 Edinburgh City
 2
 33


 Eilean Siar (Western Isles)
 1
 6


 Falkirk
 0
 0


 Fife
 0
 0


 Glasgow City
 12
 152


 Highland
 1
 6


 Inverclyde
 1
 16


 Midlothian
 0
 0


 Moray
 0
 0


 North Ayrshire
 0
 0


 North Lanarkshire
 0
 0


 Orkney
 0
 0


 Perth and Kinross
 0
 0


 Renfrewshire
 1
 10


 Scottish Borders
 1
 122


 Shetland
 0
 0


 South Ayrshire
 1
 14


 South Lanarkshire
 0
 0


 Stirling
 0
 0


 West Dunbartonshire
 0
 0


 West Lothian
 0
 0

Substance Misuse

Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many detoxification and relapse prevention programme treatment places there have been in each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board in each year since 2004.

Shona Robison: Information on how many detoxification and relapse prevention programme treatment places there have been in each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board in each year since 2004, is not held centrally. The National Directory of Drug Services is not able to separately classify detoxification and relapse prevention services.

  It would, however, be expected, that many of the recorded residential rehabilitation and community rehabilitation services would provide detoxification and relapse prevention programme treatment places.

Sustainable Development

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how the £0.032 million outturn efficiency for the Scottish Sustainable Development Forum in 2008-09 was achieved, as reported in the Efficiency Outturn Report for 2008-09.

Richard Lochhead: The outturn efficiency for the Scottish Sustainable Development Forum (SSDF) was delivered by incorporating the secretariat function within the remit of the Sustainable Development Commission Scotland and setting a fixed budget at the start of the year for events.

Teachers

Hugh O'Donnell (Central Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31763 by Michael Russell on 8 March 2010, how adherence to the regulations on abatement, to which retired teachers who return to work are subject, is monitored and by whom.

Michael Russell: The Regulations of the Scottish Teachers Superannuation Scheme (STSS) state that a teacher who is in receipt of a STSS pension must advise Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) in writing if they become re-employed. This is the extract from the letter issued to new pensioners:-

  Should you become re-employed as a teacher, (whether in or opted out of the scheme) you must inform the agency immediately giving details of your new employment. It is in your own interest to do so as your pension may be abated or suspended because of your new earnings. Any resulting overpayment of pension will be recovered by the agency.

  When the pensioner notifies SPPA of their re-employment the agency calculates an ‘‘earnings limit’’ and informs them that "whilst you are re-employed you may earn the sum of £xxxxx.xx between the period of 1 April xxxx to 31 March xxxx without affecting your teacher’s pension. You must notify the Agency if you are likely to exceed your annual earnings limit."

  SPPA therefore monitor the numbers of teachers who have [a] informed SPPA of their return to work and [b] those who have notified the agency that they have exceeded their earnings limit.

  The number of teachers who fail to inform SPPA of their new circumstances is not known.

Voluntary Organisations

Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive which of its contracts were allocated to third sector organisations in each of the last five years and to which organisation in each case.

John Swinney: It is not currently possible to provide details of all contracts awarded to third sector organisations because the information is not held centrally.

  We have awarded a number of contracts to third sector organisations to support taking forward Enterprising Third Sector Action Plan. This included contracts for the provision of tender writing training and finance training. Both of these contracts were awarded to a third sector organisation, Community Enterprise in Strathclyde. In March 2010, we announced that a third sector organisation, North Edinburgh Childcare, had won contract to run the nursery at the our Victoria Quay building.

  We recognise the important role of the third sector in providing high quality public services and are working with the sector to improve access and capability. We are working with partners in the public, private and third sectors to provide a wide range of support to open markets across the public sector to third sector organisations. This includes the activities through the Enterprising Third Sector Action Plan, the involvement of the third sector in Supplier Engagement Working Group and the publication of guidance on Community Benefits in Public Procurement in February 2009.

Waste Management

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what role the Scottish Futures Trust will have in delivering the Scottish Government’s zero waste strategy.

Richard Lochhead: The responsibility for delivering the Zero Waste strategy lies with the Scottish Government. The Scottish Future Trust (SFT) is supporting local authorities in developing and delivering solutions to meet the requirement of both the EU Landfill Directive and the emerging requirements of the Scottish Government’s Zero Waste Plan and I have asked Barry White, Chief Executive of the Scottish Futures Trust to give details of this support. His response is as follows:

  The Scottish Futures Trust has been invited by Glasgow City Council, North, South and East Ayrshire Councils, West Lothian Council, Edinburgh and Midlothian Council and North Lanarkshire Council to support the development and delivery of their residual waste treatment projects.

  For Glasgow, the North, East and South Ayrshire collaborative project and the Edinburgh and Midlothian collaborative project, SFT sits on the project board and works alongside the council’s project teams. Together these projects deal with more than a quarter of Scotland’s residual waste.

  For West Lothian Council, SFT will undertake independent peer reviews at key milestones during procurement as well as being a centre of expertise resource for the project team.

  For North Lanarkshire Council, discussions are at an early stage to determine how best the SFT can support the council’s project team.

  In addition to the above, SFT is also undertaking a number of actions in partnership with COSLA, SoLACE and the Scottish Government. With COSLA, SFT is working on a data collection exercise to enable the public and private sector to have a clearer picture as to the individual waste infrastructure plans of each of the 32 local authorities to meet both landfill diversion and recycling targets. With SoLACE, SFT has been asked to facilitate future discussions as to how best those local authorities, not currently in procurement, could deliver their future waste infrastructure requirements.

  SFT has also initiated, as part of the development of its centre of expertise role, a waste procurement forum to share and disseminate best practice and lessons learnt and set up a training session for local authority waste officers on commercial issues relating to residual waste projects.

Wildlife Crime

Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3O-9994 by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 March 2010, where the five claimants are based whose single farm payments have been reduced due to a connection with poisoned birds, broken down by local authority area.

Roseanna Cunningham: The five claimants are located within the following local authority areas – Scottish Borders (1), Aberdeenshire (1), Angus (1) and South Lanarkshire (2).